Alison Bass on the left with two other Olympic volunteers

A WOMAN is hoping to hit the coveted Christmas number one spot as part of a choir formed at the London 2012 Olympics.

Alison Bass (right) in the studio recording the single

Alison Bass, 42 of Highlands, Royston, is one of 30 singers making up the Games Maker Choir.

Their single, entitled I Wish For You The World, is out on Sunday, and will be going up against the likes of X Factor winner James Arthur in a bid to top the charts on Christmas Day.

Mrs Bass, who was a volunteer Games Maker at the Olympic Park, said the choir started when a few volunteers got together for a sing-song.

She said: “We sung in the bandstand at the park and had quite a lot of interest, we went on a couple of local radio stations, and there were some clips on YouTube.

“It’s just snowballed from there really. We were contacted by Alistair Griffin [writer of the song] and recorded it a few weeks ago.”

The group are signed to Decca, the record company behind last year’s Christmas number one single, Wherever You Are by the Military Wives. I Wish For You The World got it’s first radio airplay on Radio Two’s Chris Evans Breakfast Show last Friday, a moment which Alison described as “bizarre”.

She said: “I was driving at the time and had to pull over and listen. It was so bizarre hearing our song on the radio.

“There are a lot of great songs out there trying to get to number one but it’s great to be in the running and I think we’ve got a good chance.”

Proceeds from the single will be split the British Paralympic Association and the British Olympic Foundation.

“It’s a really unexpected legacy of the games,” said Alison. “To be able to raise money for these two charities is a wonderful way to end a fantastic year.”